Life Beyond Sunlight “The use of energy from sunlight by plants doing photosynthesis is the basis of life on earth” This is a quote from the Biology NCERT textbook of Class 11th. It may now be time to change this statement. Scientists from the University of California have come up with ‘Artificial Photosynthesis’ that does […]
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Forest fires in Goa Described as the worst forest fires, Goa is fighting multiple wildfires within the wildlife sanctuaries of the state (that cover the hill ranges of the Western Ghats). At least 48 fires have been reported since March 5, according to the state forest department. Although the fire incidents in hill areas are
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Reviving the Garo Green spine in Meghalaya In the last 20 plus years of work, Wildlife Trust India (WTI), with support from local communities, Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), State Forest Department and charities like WLT and HCL Foundation, has encouraged communities to set aside crucial wildlife habitats. Today, villages have voluntarily come forward
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Integrated development model on urban forestry With support of the HCL Foundation, Give Me Treest Trust has developed an integrated tree plantation site, which is powered by community and volunteers in Sorkha five years back. Known as HaritUpvan, it showcases an integrated development model on urban forestry to the entire state and country. The HaritUpvan
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HaritUpvan comes up in Lucknow! AtalHaritUpvan in Lucknow is being created as an integrated tree plantation site, which is powered by community and volunteers. It is being developed as an integrated development model on urban forestry to the entire state and country. The activities under Harit Workshop are seed collection drives, compost making, bird nest
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What are Urban forests? Urban forests can be defined as networks or systems comprising all woodlands, groups of trees, and individual trees located in urban and peri-urban areas; they include, therefore, forests, street trees, trees in parks and gardens, and trees in derelict corners. Urban forests provide key ecosystem services, like filtering air and water
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Save our land from this ghost! Emergency! A ghost is haunting the land we live on – the ghost of land degradation & desertification. The relentless march of the ghost has ruined about 30 per cent of India’s total geographical area and made it unproductive, notes the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Land Degradation and Desertification
Where Land meets the Sea! Mangrove forests are forests where the land meets the sea in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The whole ecosystem consists of a variety of trees and shrubs that can survive in the intertidal zone, which is part marine and part terrestrial. Crucial for preserving biodiversity, they support a diverse fauna, including
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Seed Bombs- Innovation in Plantation Innovation is the prerequisite to development, and it is especially needed in the field of environmental protection considering the fast-paced climate change. The government of Assam has come up with an innovative technique for plantation – Seed Bombs. Seed Bombing is a technique of planting trees by embedding organic seed
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Delhi is set to revive 22 native plant species Delhi Forest Department in collaboration with Bombay Natural History Society will revive 22 native plant species that have almost vanished from the city. Seeds for planting these native trees have been brought from Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The intention behind this initiative is to
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